The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-06-17
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS,

LITTLE LOCALS.
MIR. Samuel j. Whiteford, near Slate Hill,
has commenced building silo.
The Baltimore Quarterly Meeting of Friends
VIII be held at Darlington, June 10Th and Goth.
Mr., Elijah j. B. Moore is building neatly.
arranged dwelling house on his farm, near Bel
Air Mr. Wells o. Clayton is the contractor.
MI George l.. Van Bibber, of Bel Air. has
been appointed director on the part of the
State in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Mr.. Edgar Ramsay has been appointed
agent for the Maryland Central Railroad Com.
pany, at Delta. He will take charge July 1st.
The Towsontowu Union says the project of
building branch road from the Northern Cen
trail, at Lake Roland, to Tow,ontown is being
revived.
by Comptroller Turner's quarterly distri.
button OF the State School Fund Hartford will
get a. 1854 for her white and sS4? 35 for her
colored schools.
Abingdon, Joppa, Gunpowder and Upper
Fails postoflices after July LIST will be served by
way OF the Philadelphia Extension Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
MI John Sawyer, of Emmorton, has field
OF timothy which has been pronounced the
hnest In the county. 1t promises yield of2y5
tons per acre of clean hay
1t is said that pound falum dissolved in
five gallons water and sprnkled over cabbage
plants will efIectually stop the ravages of the
much dreaded green worm.
Mr.. Philip 7. Bell started from Copowinro
on Monday to make trip to New York in a
sail boat His brother John accompanied him
as far as Chesapeake City.
Persons who wish to obtain Young front
Tor the purpose of stocking streams can get
them by applying to Mr.. George II. Boyd, of
liavre de Grace, who is connected with the State
Fish Commission.
We are Obliged to Mr.. s. Griffith Davis, Jr.,
son of Mr.. s. e. Davis, of the second district.
for an invitation to attend the Farewell Ball of
the class of 1887, at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, June 9th. Mr.. Davis is q cadet at that
institution.
MIR. Murray Vandiver has Just erected hand.
some monument in the Vandiver family burial
lot, in Angel Hill Cemetery, Ilavrc de Grace
1t is Of red granite from Maine, feet square at
the base and 90 feet in height. 1t is erected In
memory of his parents, brothers and sisters.
Rev. A. Louis Hyde, son of Mr.. 3. N. HYDE
ofLong Green, who has been student at Prince
ton Theological Seminary, passed highly cred.
liable examination before open Presbytery on
Tuesday, and was given a license to preach. Mr.
Hyde will preach this summer at the Presby.
tcrian Church, Berlin, Nj.
In consequence Of bad health, MIR. Miles
Grow has resigned his position of foreman of
the Trenton Flint and Spar Co.'S mill. Mr.,
Crow has filled the place acceptably to both
employers and employees during the past twelve
years. Mr.. Lewis Eurkins of this place has
been appointed in his stead.-Dela Times.
Mr. Foulk Jones, one'ot the most prominent
and highly esteemed citizens of Slate Hill, near
Delta, left on Tuesday for an extended tour of
the far West. MIR. Jones is one of the directors
OF the Maryland Central railroad company and
was one OF the most active men in building that
road, as well as one of its heaviest stockholders
-Towsonto,cn Union.
"A fire and panic occurred, last Sunday
evening, in Monkton NJ. E. Church, Baltimore
county, during Children's Day exercises. The
fire was caused by the falling of two chandeliers
There was general rush, in which Miss Ella
Miller and Miss Bette Young were slightly in.
jured Everybody else got out safely, with the OK
ception of few bruises. A slight damage, only,
was done to the carpet and some benches.
LIST OF LETTERS uncaled for at the Bel Air
Postolice, June 18th: Mrs. Lake Adams, Mrs.
ii. Dodson, Mrs. Kate Dodson, Mrs. Hester
Crafllin, Miss Caroline Miller, Mr.. VIM. II. Nil.
Ter and Joseph Simpson. J. s. Richardson, p. NJ.
LECTURES ON PRouiBITIoN.-Hon Jno. Loyd
Thomas, of the National Prohibition Bureau, is
announced to deliver lectures at the following
places: liavre de Grace, June 2lst; Hopewell,
22d Dublin, 2Sd; Jarrettsville, 2ith; Court
House, Bel Air, 18th. Admission free.
CALL DEcLINED.-The congregation of Deer
Greek Harmony Presbyterian Church lately ex-
tended call to the Rev. DR.. j. s. Jones, of
Baltimore. The state of DR.. Jones' health,
however, compelled him to decline Next Sun
day the pulpit will be filled by Rev. Alexander
Waddell of phiIadelnhia